Alternative form of 'withe'.

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Nickname given to Admiral Boscawen after a wound in neck caused him to carry his head on one side.

Bolt used, in wooden ship building, to bend a strake into position and hold it so until fastened.

Wooden handspike used for setting up wring bolts.

Small protruding bight in skin of a furled sail. 2. Short and pithy piece of helpful advice.

Paunch mat.

Court that investigates the causes and cir­cumstances of a wreck. First sat in 1876.

One who deliberately causes a vessel to be wrecked. 2. One who plunders a wrecked vessel. 3. One whose duty is to remove cargo from a wrecked vessel on behalf of owners.

Rigol.